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CXUS54 KLZK 011748
CLMLIT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1141 AM CST THU FEB 1 2018
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...THE LITTLE ROCK ADAMS FIELD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2018...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2018
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 83 01/25/1950
LOW -8 01/12/1918
HIGHEST 67 01/31 50 17 75 01/31
01/12
LOWEST 7 01/17 31 -24 12 01/07
AVG. MAXIMUM 47.8 50.5 -2.7 55.1
AVG. MINIMUM 26.6 31.2 -4.6 37.3
MEAN 37.2 40.8 -3.6 46.2
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 4 1.7 2.3 2
DAYS MIN <= 32 22 17.3 4.7 9
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 18.04 1937
MINIMUM 0.25 2003
TOTALS 2.22 3.55 -1.33 1.47
DAILY AVG. 0.07 0.11 -0.04 0.05
DAYS >= .01 8 8.9 -0.9 11
DAYS >= .10 5 5
DAYS >= .50 2 1
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.8 -0.8 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.71 01/27 TO 01/27
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 20.0 1918
24 HR TOTAL 13.0 01/17/1893 TO 01/18/1893
SNOW DEPTH 15 01/21/1918
TOTALS 1.7 1.6 0.1 0.2
LIQUID EQUIV 0.17 0.20 -0.03 0.02
SINCE 7/1 1.7 1.8 -0.1 0.2
LIQUID 7/1 0.17 MM MM 0.02
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0
DAYS >= TRACE 3 0.6 2.4 1
DAYS >= 1.0 1 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 2 01/16
24 HR TOTAL 1.7 01/15 TO 01/16
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 854 749 105 574
SINCE 7/1 1993 1946 47 1580
COOLING TOTAL 0 1 -1 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 0
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST 10/20/1989
LATEST 04/19/1983
EARLIEST 11/13
LATEST 03/19
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 38/260 DATE 01/22
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 53/260 DATE 01/22
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.50
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 13
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 7
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 11
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 67
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 3
LIGHT RAIN 9 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 2 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1
LIGHT SNOW 3 SLEET 0
FOG 11 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1
HAZE 0
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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...Data for Little Rock for January 2018...
.Summary...
Cold weather at the end of December continued into January. In fact,
Little Rock saw some of the coldest weather in several decades
during the month. There were a few periods warmer than average,
mainly during the second and fourth weeks. The coldest periods were
from the 1st through the 7th, and the 12th through the 19th, when
daily temperatures were as much as 10-25 degrees below average. The
month ended a little over three and a half degrees below average. By
average temperature, though, this January was the coldest in 30
years. For the first January since 2014, Little Rock recorded single-
digit temperatures. On the 17th, the low temperature fell to 7
degrees above zero, which was the coldest temperature since February
of 1996.
Rainfall was below average, but this was still the wettest January
in two years.
Snowfall was slightly above average. This was the most snowfall
during the month in two years.
.Monthly Temperatures...
The average high temperature was the coldest since 2010. The average
low temperature was the coldest since 2014. The average monthly
temperature, however, was the coldest since 1988.
.Daily Temperatures...
Daily temperatures were above average on 14 days, and below average
on 17 days.
There were four days with high temperatures at or below freezing,
which was the most since 2011.
There were 22 days with low temperatures at or below freezing, which
was the most since 2014.
There were three days with temperatures at or below 10 degrees,
which was the most since 1988.
.Daily Record Temperatures Tied or Broken During the Month...
None.
.Monthly Rainfall...
Even though rainfall was below average, it was still the wettest
January since 2016.
.Daily Rainfall Records Tied or Broken During the Month...
None.
.Monthly Snowfall...
It was the snowiest January since 2016. Also, the average snow depth
for the month was the most since 2016.
.Daily Record Snowfall Tied or Broken During the Month...
None.
.Miscellaneous Phenomena...
On the 22nd, a 53 MPH wind gust was recorded with the passage of a
strong thunderstorm. This was the highest wind gust recorded in the
month of January since 2008, and the 3rd highest wind gust recorded
during the month. The two highest were 62 MPH on January 31, 1973
and 54 MPH on January 29, 2008. Over all, it`s about the 23rd
highest wind gust, tied most recently with October 6, 2014.
On the 1st, the pressure rose to 30.90 inches. While not a record,
it is the highest sea level pressure since January 7, 2015, and the
8th highest over all.
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